The 'Nothing Compares 2 U' star spoke about her disagreement with Cyrus to Time, and suggested that the experience actually turned out to be valuable.

"The music business is corruptâ€¦ It's full of nothing but vampires and pimps," O'Connor declared. "What was more important that came out of the Miley thing was being able to conversate about mental health and human rights."

She continued: "I think she was actually very helpful. The two of us, without meaning to, did quite a good job in terms of creating conversation about something really, really important."

O'Connor went on to condemn the "paparazzi lynching" that many young stars face while going through personal problems.